Chapter Seven: Promise
The blood wouldn't stop from coming out however hard she tried to put pressure on her comrade's open wound. She applied more pressure, desperate to save his life.
"Hang in there, Wakajima-kun! Please don't die on me!"
She would've called for backup, specifically for Mika since she was unofficially the group's walking first aid. However, both hers and Wakajima's calling devices were busted by one of their enemies from the fight earlier, preventing them from contacting anyone at all.
She whipped her head up when she heard the sounds of fast approaching footsteps. Immediately, her red eyes glowed menacingly as she activated her powers. A red sharp blade materialized from the blood she had gathered in her hand and readied herself in case they were attacked again.
To her relief, however, it was only Hitomi and the other Code:Numbers. Hitomi was the first one to spot her, calling out to her and running towards her.
"Hitomi, Wakajima is gravely wounded! I-I tried to stop the bleeding but I...!" She hastily told him, her voice shaking.
"He'll be fine." She heard a familiar female voice that belonged to Mika. Her fellow Code:Breaker was already kneeling beside an unconscious Wakajima. "I just closed his wound but he needs medical attention as soon as we get back."
"All right. Let's head back," Hitomi ordered.
Everyone gave him a firm unison of yes before they left, Wakajima being carried by the newest member of their group. But then she remembered something and quickly, she looked at Hitomi.
"The target...?" She asked.
"Dead," he answered. "Mission accomplished."
He turned his gaze at her, his eyes glinting with concern. She tried to give him a smile, reaching out a hand to give his own a hard squeeze.
"I'm all right," she answered his unvoiced question. "I won't ever leave you. I promise."
